Few goals that have been scored in this stadium will have been greeted as loudly or sparked as much emotion as the one that broke the deadlock in this game.
It came from Andriy Yarmolenko in his first appearance since returning to the fold after being granted compassionate leave and missing West Ham’s last four games with his country under siege following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Exactly what Yarmolenko has been through in recent weeks is impossible to truly grasp but his celebration and the release of emotion was perhaps a small indication.
The winger sunk to his knees and pointed to the sky before being mobbed in the latest show of support from teammates who have witnessed his pain first-hand.